Destinations

Harbin 3-day winter itinerary: Daoli old town, Ice and Snow World, Lao Dao Wai and an architecture detour — routes, costs and what to expect.

Those terrace lights, sunrise mists, and golden layers filling your feed are all Longji — the Dragon's Backbone rice terraces 80 km north of Guilin. Here's the trip to book (2 days / 1 night), the four villages and what to see in each, the 2026 harvest dates, and the full logistics from tickets to transport. It's also one of the best places to visit in China in October, when the terraces turn gold.

Five one-day Beijing itineraries that fit together — imperial axis, autumn foliage, ginkgo lanes, the Great Wall, hutongs — with timetables, ticket prices and booking rules.

A 3-day Shanghai itinerary for first-time visitors: exact metro lines, ticket prices, booking rules, where to stay, and what each day actually feels like.

Xi'an is China's ancient capital and Silk Road start — the Terracotta Army, a bikeable city wall, Muslim Quarter food, and easy metro, with Alipay payments everywhere.

Chengdu is Sichuan's laid-back capital — giant pandas, fiery Sichuan hotpot and teahouse culture, with easy metro, Alipay payments, and day trips to Leshan and Dujiangyan.

Guilin and Yangshuo in Guangxi offer China's most famous landscape — misty karst peaks, the Li River cruise, and Yulong bamboo rafts, best explored by bike and e-bike.